Tony Bark@pawb.social to science@lemmy.world · 10 months agoChewing gum can shed microplastics into saliva, pilot study findswww.acs.orgexternal-linkmessage-square45fedilinkarrow-up1161arrow-down13
arrow-up1158arrow-down1external-linkChewing gum can shed microplastics into saliva, pilot study findswww.acs.orgTony Bark@pawb.social to science@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square45fedilink
minus-squareWolfmanEightySix@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·10 months agoI find that terrifying.
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·10 months agoMost commercial gums use a “synthetic gum base.” It has been made with latex, chickle, all manner of crap.
minus-squarecaptainlezbian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoIsn’t natural plant gum latex too?
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoI think it is more accurate to say latex is a natural plant gum.
I find that terrifying.
Most commercial gums use a “synthetic gum base.” It has been made with latex, chickle, all manner of crap.
Isn’t natural plant gum latex too?
I think it is more accurate to say latex is a natural plant gum.